On the lookout for a suspect, spotted, with cops yell out the suspects name, then the police department they are with, stop, put your hands behind your head, etc.
All this from 30/40/50 meters away. Giving the suspect ample time to make a dash for freedom.
Why do they not nonchalantly walk along, showing no interest in the suspect, then nab the person?
Yeah, yeah, chases are suppose to make it more exciting, yada yada yada.
Many times the suspect gets away.
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And people ducking bullets!
AI says: Rifle bullets can achieve speeds exceeding 900 meters per second (about 3 times the speed of sound).
OK pistol bullets are not quite that fast, but still fast enough to hit before you’ve heard it.
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I reality there are many glaring errors in cop shows. All in the name of raising the excitement levels.
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Any movie trailer showing people ducking bullets does nothing for my excitement levels.
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57 shot revolvers.
97 bullets fired by the bad guys with rifles, either missing completely or only lightly nicking the god guys.
Good guys hitting bad guys with pistols at long range after the bad guys have missed with rifles
UK judges using gavels in court
Fitting silencers to revolvers
Car chases where vehicles hit piles of cardboard boxes or barrels of water
Body falling or thrown from a tall buildings always lands on a car and sets off the alarm
The first arrest is always the wrong guy/gal
The lead cop is always flawed such as being an alcoholic, or divorced, or having marital problems, or all of the above
After a long shootout, the cops always only have three bullets left between them
Nobody ever goes for a pee no matter how much coffee is drink nor how long a stakeout lasts
Crimes can be solved in 24 hours
Etcetera
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There are too many to name:
“Put your hands out of the window” but “switch the car off” but “open the door” but*“show me your paperwork” but “step out of the car” but “don’t move”. How the bloody hell are you suppose to accomplish all of that with your hands out of the window and “keep your hands where I can see them”? 
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And then there is “immediately”. She immediately dialled the cops. The dispatcher immediately sent a car. The police arrived immediately. The cops noticed the victims head was severed and immediately determined he was dead. I mean, cripes! Isn’t it common practice to finish your lunch before going out on a ‘shots fired’ homicide case or a “buggery in progress” assignment? 
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